Meet Maisie

Maisie came to the Sanctuary to live when she was just hours old. Her mother had died giving birth to her, so an urgent call was put out to find a carer for her. Raising orphaned bubs can pose so many problems. If they haven't had the vital colostrum needed from their mum (which in many cases they haven't and in some cases we don't know if they have), they've missed out on a vital dose of antibodies that set up their immune system for the rest of their life. Without it their systems are compromised, sometimes to the point where it can be fatal. The Sanctuary has a bank of colostrum on hand, and unless we know for sure that an orphan got the vital dose needed, we give them colostrum over the first 24 hours or so. Orphans are also very prone to scouring once they are no longer on mum's milk, and also often due to the stress they have endured. Scouring leads to dehydration, and it can also prove fatal.Maisie with born with bilateral entropion, which basically means that her eyelids were turning inwards. You can see in the picture above on the left that she Not only did this greatly reduce the surface area of Maisie's eyes making it difficult to see the world as she should, it would be have very irritating (a bit like sandpaper rubbing on her eyes constantly) and if left untreated, it could've caused uleration, damage to the eyes themselves and even blindness. Thankfully for Maisie, her condition was treated and she suffered no long term effects of this condition.

Thankfully for Maisie, she was strong and healthy, and she had no problems being bottle raised at the Sanctuary. She grew up with a number of orphaned goat kids that came in at the same time, and she formed a very close bond with them. She still resides with her pals, and I'm sure she thinks she is a goat!